After a gloriously sunny summer’s day in London, the stage was set to celebrate our stars of the small screen at the 2014 Bafta Television Awards.

But, don’t let the weather fool you. Cannes this is not. While the success of big budget TV series in recent years means the awards ceremony draws its fair quotient of glamour (Jamie Dornan and Aaron Paul people), this is a much more down to earth affair, a chance to see our favourite familiar faces with their glad-rags on.

And as Sarah Millican reminded us in her recent Radio Times article, where she described how she cried on the way home from last year’s awards over cruel criticism of her dress on Twitter, not everyone has an army of stylists and wardrobe of designer labels just because they’re famous.

It also reminded us that fashion, with its associated red carpets, should never be about making people feel small. On these such occasions we merely commiserate with celebs when they get it wrong – as we all do – and celebrate when they get it spot on.

So, with that in mind, here’s our best and worst dressed of the night.

This rose brocade 60s dress from WilliamVintage is certainly not shy and retiring and that’s why we love it. Great Lulu Guinness lips clutch too from the Mr Sloane actress.

2. Jodie Whittaker

Jodie Whittaker wins the battle of the dark side with this sleek jumpsuit (Picture: David M. Benett/Getty Images)

Broadchurch star Jodie won the battle of the black outfits (there were a lot of LBDs on show) with a sleek fitted jumpsuit and space age leather collar by designer, Britta Kjerkegaard, from The Couture Gallery.

Lovely to see EastEnders’ Maddy out of the tracksuit bottoms she usually wears as Mick Carter’s daughter in this sophisticated red dress.

5. Olivia Colman

Olivia Colman was sophisticated in this 20s style dress and do (Picture: David M. Benett/Getty Images)

Winner of the Leading Actress award for Broadchurch, Olivia stood out from the gothic black frocks in her emerald green dress. Great red lip too.

Worst dressed

1. Mel Geidroyc and Sue Perkins

We love GBBO’s Mel and Sue but not those suits (Picture: PA)

We love Mel and Sue but we’re not loving the matching suits, sorry girls. Maybe a tad too much Prosecco and too long spent admiring Brad and Ange’s matchy-matchy look from the Bafta Film Awards?

2. Alex Jones

This pale dress washed the lovely Alex out a little (Picture: David M. Benett/Getty Images)

Usually, Alex’s outfits are the only thing that makes The One Show worth watching but her embellished white dress just seemed to wash her out – something less fussy might have worked better.

3. Naomi Campbell

Naomi Campbell looked incredible but her plunging neckline was a little too much for the occasion (Picture: WILL OLIVER/AFP/Getty Images)

We’re not convinced by this silver cutaway gown from the supermodel. Although it shows off her still incredible figure, it just has a little too much, err, front for us. Having said that, the hair and makeup are pristine. And we wouldn’t mind looking like that, ever.

4. Millie Mackintosh

Professor Green and Millie Mackintosh fail to hit the right notes in their glitzy outfits (Picture: Stuart C. Wilson/Getty Images)

Well, he even mocked his own outfit – yes, that tie’s definitely lime – so we don’t feel too bad about putting the usually sartorially assured Mr Freeman on the worst dressed list. Proof that even the best get it wrong sometimes.